Coronavirus: UN Postpones Nuclear Weapons Conference

The 191 parties to the Nuclear Non-proliferation agreement have concluded  to postpone a conference to re-examine its implementation due to the coronavirus outbreak, reported by the Associated Press news agency.

The agreement is considered the foundation of global efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons, and the parties’ holds a major conference every five years to discuss how it is working. The meeting had been scheduled to hold for April 27-May 22 at the United Nations headquarters in New York.